Android

Motorola is strengthening smartphone security through a long-term partnership with the GrapheneOS Foundation, a mobile security nonprofit that develops a hardened operating …

Google’s second beta of Android 17 continues updates to platform behavior and introduces new APIs focused on protecting sensitive data. Protecting contact and local network …

Smart glasses with built-in cameras are showing up in more public spaces, and a growing number of people want a way to know when one is nearby. An Android app called Nearby …

Meta has released WhatsApp Beta for Android 2.26.7.8 through the Google Play Beta Program. The update includes references to password-protected accounts, indicating plans to …

Google prevented more than 1.75 million policy-violating apps from being published on Google Play and banned over 80,000 developer accounts that attempted to publish harmful …

ESET researchers have discovered PromptSpy, the first known Android malware to abuse generative AI as part of its execution flow in order to achieve persistence. This marks …

A new Android backdoor embedded directly in device firmware can quietly take control of apps and harvest data, Kaspersky researchers found. The malware, named Keenadu, was …

Google has released the first beta of Android 17, giving developers an early view of changes to core app behavior, platform tooling, performance, media handling, and …

Mobile apps routinely collect and transmit personal data in ways that are difficult for users, developers, and regulators to verify. Permissions can reveal what an app can …

Google has disrupted Ipidea, a massive residential proxy network consisting of user devices that are being used as the last-mile link in cyberattack chains. “In a single …

Google agrees to pay $135 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit brought by Android smartphone users over alleged unauthorized cellular data transmissions. After …

Google announced updates to the Android theft protection features that expand existing safeguards and make stolen devices harder to use. These updates are available on Android …